Part one of term paper
I am not a man; I am not black; I do not have a very commanding presence nor am I now afraid of much. But I can relate to the prejudice, the intimidation by others and the stereotyping Brent Staples writes about in his essay “Just Walk On By.” First off, I am not black; therefore, I have already gotten off to a bad start. I have had s ...

Part two of term paper
... about how the “God damned niggers were going to take over” or the ever popular “blacks are okay, I think everyone should own one.” Those were just two examples of the ever growing torrent of racial slurs to come out of my Grandfather’s mouth. Other items that just popped out during conversations were names, such as, Porch Monkey, Lackey, Jigaboo, or even calling Brazil nuts “nigger toes.” All this was a common day to day occurrence for me while growing up in my predominantly whit ...